but i think jim is right, there is a potential here for even another reason. the president is proposing to increase the earned income credit for workers not living with minor children. a sizable earned income credit for families with kids. >> woodruff: right. you have young workers or middle-age workers who is single individuals, if they pay no wages, for those who are in poverty or deeper into poverty, that should be something where both parties say that's not a good idea and both parties want to encourage them to work for and earned income credit does that. >> woodruff: you see republicans moving in the president's direction, having more interest in doing something like this? >> i wouldn't say that. i think in the area of earned income tax credit, there might be some overlap. but in general the republican approach will be very different, i think. i think they'll look at the range of programs aimed at helping the poor and say a lot of these programs have been created without any relationship or understanding of how they interact with the others and create lar